Reasons Tony Abbott is bad for Australia

While it’s difficult to conjure a single reason why anyone would willingly place an abhorrent, gaffe-prone, anachronism of a human-being in charge of their country, bewilderingly, Tony Abbott this weekend became Australia’s Prime Minister. There are innumerable reasons why this is a terrible thing. Here are just a few:

He is a sexist dinosaur. As you’ll discover from our list, Abbott doesn’t hold any kind of equality in very high regard. Let’s start with his attitude to women. Remember when he came up with this classic? ‘What the housewives of Australia need to understand as they do the ironing is that if they get it done commercially it’s going to go up in price and their own power bills when they switch the iron on are going to go up, every year…’

His opinion on asylum seekers sucks. Abbott doesn’t like the boats. He famously once said, “Jesus knew that there was a place for everything and it’s not necessarily everyone’s place to come to Australia.” As well as seemingly having a hotline to God’s son, he went on to callboatpeople un-Christian. “I don’t think it’s a very Christian thing to come in by the back door rather than the front door,” he stated. As the ABC said, there is no queue when you run for your life.

He doesn’t believe that climate change is a thing. Quote: “Climate change is absolute crap”.

This photo. Because we care about you, we’ve made the picture as small as possible. We don’t want to offend your eyes. You get the idea, right? Tony Abbott wearing nothing but his budgie smugglers and that familiar gormless, shit-eating facial expression. If you’re some kind of mega-weirdo and want a bigger version, then you can click the thumbnail. But don’t say we didn’t warn you.

He’s not a fan of the gays. While, in the 21st Century anyone with a brain, (including Kevin Rudd) accepts that two people who love each other should have the right to marry, Abbott’s not so sure. He supports “the existing definition of marriage,” and said, “I probably feel a bit threatened (by homosexuality), as so many people do.” So, you can forget going to any awesome gay weddings from now on.

He doesn’t seem too keen on Indigenous Australians either. He said this about them: “There may not be a great job for them but whatever there is, they just have to do it, and if it’s picking up rubbish around the community, it just has to be done.”

More sexism… “I think it would be folly to expect that women will ever dominate or even approach equal representation in a large number of areas simply because their aptitudes, abilities and interests are different for physiological reasons.”

Creepy Dad alert. “If you want to know who to vote for, I’m the guy with the not bad looking daughters”.

His reaction to the death of an Australian soldier? “Shit happens.”

He is unwilling/unable to answer difficult (and not so difficult) questions. Seriously. His ploy when faced with a testing question is to simply stop talking. And that’s it. Genius. It’s as though someone has hit his restart button.

His representatives are equally terrible at answering questions. Despite this, Abbott seems happy with their performance. Check out the brilliantly awkward below clip of Jaymes Diaz getting his knickers in a twist about the six point plan to stop the boats. Although Diaz seemed like he was going to blub at any second, Abbott stood by him. “I think all of us can get a bit flustered sometimes,” he said. “He’s a relatively young bloke… he’s quite smart… he’s a good young fella.” Funny, to us he looks fucking clueless.

Education and health cuts. Whatever Abbott has said previously, you can expect cuts. Last week he said he was “happy” not to quarantine any government spending from his slated Commission of Audit. Worrying times indeed.

The web. Under Abbott, you’ll have to deal with some slow-ass, filtered internet. Labor planned to connect optical fibre to the door of most homes and businesses in Australia while the Liberal plan sees the high speed connection going only to the end of each street. It’ll be like returning to those dark days of dial-up. Ain’t nobody got time for that.

He doesn’t give two shits about Foreign Aid. Indeed, Aid Watch Australia believes Australia will be considered an uncaring, insular nation now that the Coalition is in power. They say the planned $4.5-billion cut to the aid budget would hurt some of the world’s most disadvantaged communities, particularly in Africa.

Nor does he give two shits about arts and entertainment. The Coalition declined to comment on any of the following questions: “What plans do you have to support and grow the live music industry, especially support for artists and venue operators?” “Will you continue the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards?” “What practical and/or funding support will you provide for the performing arts over the next three years?” “How will you support the Australian film and television production sector?” So that’s pretty fucking worrying.

Did we mention sexism? Last month, Abbott was in the New South Wales electorate of Lindsay with candidate Fiona Scott, when he was asked what the similarities were between her and former Liberal MP Jackie Kelly. His answer? “They’re both good, young, feisty – I think I could probably say have a bit of sex appeal.”

Post navigation

Stop voting for Partys.
What people need to understand about politics is that we have accepted a "Party System" where anyone who wants to be a politician (let’s face it, a real cushy well paid job) needs to be endorsed by one of the parties. They can then stand as a part of that party, but must, if elected, "do as the party tells them". So they don't represent their electorate, they represent their party. If they cross the party then they are un-endorsed and lose their seat.
A long as Australians insist on giving their vote on party lines we are stuck with this system and the inevitable vested interests and corrupt behaviors the party power brokers and faceless guys that actually run the country indulge in. (inside the party and out of sight, anything is rationalised as OK if it serves the party cause).
There is only one answer... Don't vote for the parties! Find the good, competent individuals and vote for them. As soon as people see it is possible to get elected on their own ability, and as a party droid, then more will stand and those that get elected will not be beholding to anyone but their electorate.
Don't be a committed party voter... be a thinking voter. Is that too much to ask?

Still can't believe 70% of my fellow intellectual Australians actually hovered over his name with their pen on Election Day and then actually put pen to paper. I just hope more than half were just having a brain snap at the time.

I love the "creepy dad" part.
I absolutely hated that part of his campaign. It was like he was saying "and this is my trump card to all you pedo's out there thinking of not voting for me- look what I've got for you".

What a scum bag. My favourite is - He’s not a fan of the gays. While, in the 21st Century anyone with a brain, (including Kevin Rudd) accepts that two people who love each other should have the right to marry, Abbott’s not so sure. He supports “the existing definition of marriage,” and said, “I probably feel a bit threatened (by homosexuality), as so many people do.” So, you can forget going to any awesome gay weddings from now on.

This is a sad country to live in right now. "Dumb" has an official spokesperson. When pensioners, working class and average people vote against their own common interests due to some inarticulate childish vengance to "punish" the "other" party. Wisdom is dead and Dumb Rules!!

Agreed I voted for Abbott because I was embarrassed for 6 years are the negative, disaster that had sneaked in without a majority. Now I am positive and excited at the future of our beautiful country. The losers however continue to bleat negativity but unlike with the labor party the LNP won't cry and change leaders. They will government for all people. So excited. :-)

WOW! Ian you're the first person I have heard of who voted for Abbott! So creepy to see your comment.They've got you hooked eh?! You can't see the negative disaster that has sneaked in with the Abbott government? It hasn't even sneaked very well!

Elmentcius Koronel While you hide behind a dodgy profile the real people have made their decision and are excited and love the result. Proud again to be an Aussie but very aware that there are always 40% of the country who disagree and are very loud when crying it's not fair. :-)
Madilyn : Same same, making personal insults of someone you've never met from behind a false profile is fine for entertainment. But the rest oif us stand up for what we believe and vote for. I'm out there creating jobs now the country is on track to start budgeting and paying bills rather than spending the money left by the last LNP govt. As for not meeting the winners who voted LNP it was the majprity of the country and you need to find a better circle of friends. :-)

Ian Gaffel Where is the personal insult? That I think that it's creepy to read your comment? I never meant to insult you with my comment and i'm sorry if I did..I just am just shocked by it. What false profile? The rest of us stand up for what we believe and vote for?! I am standing up for what I believe in right now! :) Ca't you see this! I have all my life and I did this weekend with thousands of fellow Australians who share similar values and beliefs. My circle of friends are awesome kind loving beautiful people. If you met them you would see that :) So please don't judge them before you know them. All the best.

LOL Sure guys my bad for assuming those are not your real names. :-) Yes I heard there were gatherings in some streets to protest at not winning the election. Then someone said they were trying to say "in my name" that 'the people' disagree with the party they didn't vote for. It was such a shock to me to know that people disagree with me. :-) keep smiling guys as half the contry votes one and way and the other half the other things will change again and I'll sit quietly and fight the damage while you celebrate the spending. it goes round and round but I'm just saying how wonderful it is right now and that it's great to be an Aussie and a Queenslander. :-)

Ian Gaffel many of the people were saying 'not in my name'. I guess you must watch the controlled mainstream media on tv so It's fair enough that you don't know what's going on outside your bubble. It's difficult to understand things when we don't step out of the old comfort zone! You keep fighting from your couch or the pub. That's chill. Each to their own! That's the beauty of life....we're not all the same :)